The Calling of Dan Matthews

by Harold Bell Wright

Overview

In this sequel to Wright's best-selling The Shepherd of the Hills, Dan Matthews becomes the new minister of the Midwestern town of Corinth. The peaceful town is turned askew when the town's new nurse, the minister's romantic interest, comes to the aid of an outcast woman after her suicide attempt. Dan battles his conscience between his role as the puppet of the church elders and his strong desire to prescribe a dose of heavy ministry to his congregation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789360462758
Publisher:	Double 9 Books
Publication date:	01/01/2024
Pages:	238
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.54(d)

About the Author

Harold Bell Wright was an American author who wrote fiction, essays, and prose. He was born May 4, 1872, and died May 24, 1944. He was an incredibly successful author; he is said to have been the first American to sell a million copies of a book and the first to make $1 million from writing fiction. However, after the middle of the 20th century, he was mostly forgotten or ignored. Between 1902 and 1942, Wright wrote 19 books, a few plays, and a lot of blog posts. Wright's stories were turned into or said to have been turned into more than 15 movies. These included The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926), Gary Cooper's first big movie, and The Shepherd of the Hills (1941), starring John Wayne. Amy Watson and William A. Wright had Wright in Rome, New York. Wright says in his autobiography, To My Sons, that his alcoholic father, who had been a captain in the Civil War, moved his wife and children from place to place, living from hand to mouth and falling deeper and deeper into wretched poverty over the years.